Massachusetts 2007-2011 (published!)
Species Info
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| Species | Alpha Code* | Safe date start** | Safe date end | Habitat |
| ORDER: ANSERIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) | ||||
| Canada Goose | CANG | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Shore or islands in any wetland |
| Mute Swan | MUSW | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Large ponds and marshes |
| Wood Duck | WODU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, freshwater marshes, streams, rivers |
| Blue-winged Teal | BWTE | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Northern Shoveler | NSHO | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Gadwall | GADW | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish water or saltmarsh |
| American Wigeon | AMWI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Mallard | MALL | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | All wetlands, occasionally suburban yards with swimming pools |
| American Black Duck | ABDU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Most wetlands, from beaver ponds to saltmarsh |
| Northern Pintail | NOPI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Green-winged Teal | GWTE | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| Ring-necked Duck | RNDU | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, stump ponds |
| Common Eider | COEI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Hooded Merganser | HOME | 5 / 15 | 8 / 5 | Wooded swamps, freshwater marshes, streams |
| Common Merganser | COME | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Lake or river |
| Red-breasted Merganser | RBME | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal marsh |
| Ruddy Duck | RUDU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish pond or marsh |
| ORDER: GALLIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Odontophoridae (New World Quails) | ||||
| Northern Bobwhite | NOBO | 4 / 30 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| FAMILY: Phasianidae (Partidges, Grouse, Turkey, and Old World Quail) | ||||
| Wild Turkey | WITU | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mature deciduous woods, edge |
| Ruffed Grouse | RUGR | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Mixed upland woods |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | RNEP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open scrub, pastures, fields |
| ORDER: GAVIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Gaviidae (Loons) | ||||
| Common Loon | COLO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Lakes and ponds |
| ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Podicipedidae (Grebes) | ||||
| Pied-billed Grebe | PBGR | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| ORDER: PROCELLARIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Hydrobatidae (Storm-Petrels) | ||||
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | LESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| FAMILY: Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels) | ||||
| Manx Shearwater | MASH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 15 | In shore sightings only – no pelagic sightings please. |
| ORDER: PELECANIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) | ||||
| Great Cormorant | GRCO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast |
| Double-crested Cormorant | DCCO | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Islands on coast or lake |
| ORDER: CICONIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns, and allies) | ||||
| Least Bittern | LEBI | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| American Bittern | AMBI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Little Blue Heron | LBHE | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Tricolored Heron | TRHE | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Snowy Egret | SNEG | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | YCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | BCNH | 5 / 5 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Green Heron | GRHE | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Woody growth near marshes or open water |
| Great Egret | GREG | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Islands on coast or lake |
| Western Cattle-Egret | WECE | 5 / 10 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| Great Blue Heron | GBHE | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, islands |
| FAMILY: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) | ||||
| Glossy Ibis | GLIB | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coastal Islands |
| FAMILY: Cathartidae (New World Vultures) | ||||
| Black Vulture | BLVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| Turkey Vulture | TUVU | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Woods, cliffs, caves, buildings |
| ORDER: FALCONIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies) | ||||
| Osprey | OSPR | 5 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Coastal marshes; rarely large wetlands inland |
| Northern Harrier | NOHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 20 | Coastal dunes, beaches, marshes, heathlands |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | SSHA | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Conifers in mature woodlands |
| Cooper's Hawk | COHA | 5 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Mixed woodlands, groves, copses |
| American Goshawk | AGOS | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Bald Eagle | BAEA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Margins of large lakes, rivers |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | RSHA | 4 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Wet mixed forests, swamps |
| Broad-winged Hawk | BWHA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Mature, mixed woodlands |
| Red-tailed Hawk | RTHA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Mature woodlands, often near edges |
| FAMILY: Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) | ||||
| American Kestrel | AMKE | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Open country, scattered trees, edge |
| Merlin | MERL | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Conifers |
| Peregrine Falcon | PEFA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Cliffs, tall buildings, towers |
| ORDER: GRUIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) | ||||
| King Rail | KIRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Clapper Rail | CLRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | salt and brackish marsh |
| Virginia Rail | VIRA | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Salt, fresh, or brackish pond or marsh |
| Sora | SORA | 5 / 15 | 7 / 25 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| Common Gallinule | COGA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| American Coot | AMCO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Fresh/brackish reedy pond or marsh |
| FAMILY: Gruidae (Cranes) | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | SACR | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive, freshwater marsh or bog |
| ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) | ||||
| American Oystercatcher | AMOY | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Upper portions of coastal beach, dunes |
| FAMILY: Charadriidae (Lapwings and Plovers) | ||||
| Killdeer | KILL | 4 / 20 | 7 / 1 | Open, sparcely vegetated areas; flat rooftops |
| Piping Plover | PIPL | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| FAMILY: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies) | ||||
| Upland Sandpiper | UPSA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 15 | Extensive grasslands, especially airports |
| Least Sandpiper | LESA | 5 / 25 | 6 / 15 | Variety of coastal habitats |
| American Woodcock | AMWO | 4 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Forest edges |
| Wilson's Snipe | WISN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Bog, wet meadow |
| Spotted Sandpiper | SPSA | 5 / 25 | 7 / 5 | Coastal shores, shores of freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, streams |
| Willet | WILL | 5 / 15 | 7 / 15 | Coastal beach, dunes, saltmarsh |
| Wilson's Phalarope | WIPH | 6 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Saltmarsh |
| FAMILY: Alcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins) | ||||
| Black Guillemot | BLGU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal rock ledge |
| FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) | ||||
| Laughing Gull | LAGU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Ring-billed Gull | RBGU | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Lakes, reservoirs |
| Herring Gull | HERG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal shores/islands, flat rooftops |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | LBBG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal shores/islands |
| Great Black-backed Gull | GBBG | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal islands |
| Least Tern | LETE | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Coastal sandy beach, esp dredge spoils |
| Roseate Tern | ROST | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal islands |
| Common Tern | COTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal islands, saltmarsh |
| Arctic Tern | ARTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Coastal sandy beaches, islands |
| Forster's Tern | FOTE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Saltmarsh |
| Black Skimmer | BLSK | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coastal, sandy beach |
| ORDER: COLUMBIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) | ||||
| Rock Pigeon | ROPI | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Buildings, bridges, towers in urban areas, farms |
| Mourning Dove | MODO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Suburbs, woodlots, farmlands |
| ORDER: PSITTACIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Psittacidae (Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots) | ||||
| Monk Parakeet | MOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Urban streets, large trees, telephone poles |
| ORDER: CUCULIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Cuculidae (Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis) | ||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | YBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | BBCU | 6 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Forested habitats, edge |
| ORDER: STRIGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tytonidae (Barn Owls) | ||||
| American Barn Owl | ABOW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open habitats |
| FAMILY: Strigidae (Typical Owls) | ||||
| Eastern Screech-Owl | EASO | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forests, woodlots, orchards, residential areas |
| Great Horned Owl | GHOW | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Wide variety of habitats from forest to farmland |
| Barred Owl | BAOW | 4 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Moist woods, wooded swamps, bottomlands. |
| Long-eared Owl | LEOW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Conifers |
| Short-eared Owl | SEOW | 5 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Extensive coastal grassland/heathland |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | NSWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Mixed moists woods with conifers |
| ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Allies) | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | CONI | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Barren habitats including river bars and flat rooftops |
| Chuck-will's-widow | CWWI | 6 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Scrub Oak |
| unid. Mexican / Eastern Whip-poor-will | WPWI | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Secondary forest, copses, pine barrens,scrub oak, edge |
| ORDER: APODIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Apodidae (Swifts) | ||||
| Chimney Swift | CHSW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Urban chimneys |
| FAMILY: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) | ||||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | RTHU | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Open woodland, rural and suburban gardens, edge |
| ORDER: CORACIIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) | ||||
| Belted Kingfisher | BEKI | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Stream, river, lake, or bay shore with banks |
| ORDER: PICIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Picidae (Woodpeckers and Allies) | ||||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | RHWO | 5 / 20 | 8 / 25 | Open country with scattered trees |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | RBWO | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Older-growth forest and woodlots |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | YBSA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | higher-elavation hardwoods |
| Downy Woodpecker | DOWO | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, copses, suburbs |
| Hairy Woodpecker | HAWO | 4 / 25 | 7 / 20 | Forests |
| (Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker | YSFL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 25 | Forests, parks |
| Pileated Woodpecker | PIWO | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Matured forest, especially bottomland |
| ORDER: PASSERIFORMES | ||||
| FAMILY: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) | ||||
| Great Crested Flycatcher | GCFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Mature forest, edge |
| Eastern Kingbird | EAKI | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Open habitats, including edge, copses, often near water |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | OSFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Spruce/Larch bog |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | EAWP | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Mature forest |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | YBFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Spruce/Sphagnam bog |
| Acadian Flycatcher | ACFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Red Maple swamp (SE) and Hemlock (elsewhere) |
| Alder Flycatcher | ALFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Shrub (esp. Alder) swamp |
| Willow Flycatcher | WIFL | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Shrub (esp. Willow) swamp |
| Least Flycatcher | LEFL | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Open deciduous forests, forest edge |
| Eastern Phoebe | EAPH | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Ledges, bridges, porch sills, etc., usually near water |
| FAMILY: Vireonidae (Vireos) | ||||
| White-eyed Vireo | WEVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Moist areas, thickets, tangles of vines or briers. |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | YTVI | 5 / 20 | 8 / 10 | Open deciduous and mixed forest and riparian woodlands |
| Blue-headed Vireo | BHVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Mature coniferous or mixed woods |
| Warbling Vireo | WAVI | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Semi-open borders of river meadows, ponds, and streams |
| Red-eyed Vireo | REVI | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Mixed and deciduous Woods |
| FAMILY: Laniidae (Shrikes) | ||||
| Loggerhead Shrike | LOSH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Farmland and other open habitats |
| FAMILY: Corvidae (Crows and Jays) | ||||
| Blue Jay | BLJA | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Varied; including most forest types, thickets, suburban yards, parks |
| American Crow | AMCR | 3 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Conifers in forested areas, woodlots, suburban yards, parks |
| Fish Crow | FICR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Mixed woods, woodlots, suburban yards, parks |
| Common Raven | CORA | 3 / 20 | 7 / 20 | Remote forested areas |
| FAMILY: Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice) | ||||
| Black-capped Chickadee | BCCH | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Woodlands, orchards, shade trees, yards, and city parks |
| Tufted Titmouse | TUTI | 4 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Deciduous (especially oak) forest, riparian woodlands, and residential areas |
| FAMILY: Alaudidae (Larks) | ||||
| Horned Lark | HOLA | 4 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Coastal dunes and beaches, abandoned agricultural fields, airports |
| FAMILY: Hirundinidae (Swallows) | ||||
| Bank Swallow | BANS | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Earthen embankments |
| Tree Swallow | TRES | 5 / 15 | 7 / 1 | Open areas or woodland edge near wetlands; including saltmarsh |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | NRWS | 5 / 20 | 7 / 1 | Variety of habitats, often near water, in cavity, pipe, or excavated burrow. |
| Purple Martin | PUMA | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Open areas; edge of saltmarsh, coastal farmland, and golf courses |
| Barn Swallow | BARS | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Structures offering access to interior; barns, garages, porches, sheds, etc. |
| Cliff Swallow | CLSW | 5 / 25 | 7 / 1 | Eves and sides of old barns and other buildings, bridges |
| FAMILY: Regulidae (Kinglets) | ||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | RCKI | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | GCKI | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous woods |
| FAMILY: Bombycillidae (Waxwings and Allies) | ||||
| Cedar Waxwing | CEDW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 15 | Second-growth forest, parks, orchards, gardens, and margins of waterways |
| FAMILY: Sittidae (Nuthatches) | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | RBNU | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Coniferous forest |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | WBNU | 4 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Deciduous forest |
| FAMILY: Certhiidae (Creepers) | ||||
| Brown Creeper | BRCR | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Mature, mixed, and swampy forest, including Atlantic White Cedar swamps |
| FAMILY: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers) | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | BGGN | 5 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Wooded edges along ponds, rivers, streams, swamps, beaver ponds |
| FAMILY: Troglodytidae (Wrens) | ||||
| Carolina Wren | CARW | 4 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Wet woods, stream edges with dense thickets, tangles, brush piles, etc. |
| Northern House Wren | HOWR | 5 / 20 | 8 / 15 | Open forests, wood edges, farms, orchards, suburbs, parks, gardens |
| unid. Pacific Wren / Winter Wren | UPWW | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Cool, moist, coniferous or mixed woods, swamps, bogs, streams, brooks |
| Sedge Wren | SEWR | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet meadows, freshwater marshes |
| Marsh Wren | MAWR | 5 / 15 | 8 / 15 | Cattail and other tall marshes, including saltmarsh edges |
| FAMILY: Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) | ||||
| Gray Catbird | GRCA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 15 | Dense tangles and thickets |
| Brown Thrasher | BRTH | 5 / 15 | 8 / 10 | Dry secondary growth; powerlines cuts, overgrown pastures, coastal thickets, etc. |
| Northern Mockingbird | NOMO | 5 / 5 | 8 / 15 | Suburban or semi-rural habitats with thickets, brushy forest edges, hedgerows |
| FAMILY: Sturnidae (Starlings) | ||||
| European Starling | EUST | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Everywhere except remote rural areas |
| FAMILY: Turdidae (Thrushes) | ||||
| Eastern Bluebird | EABL | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open areas with scattered trees; farmland, orchards, swamps, pastures, etc. |
| Veery | VEER | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Moist mixed forest |
| Bicknell's Thrush | BITH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce/fir forest |
| Swainson's Thrush | SWTH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce/fir forest |
| Hermit Thrush | HETH | 5 / 10 | 9 / 10 | Damp mixed forest with dense undergrowth including pine barrens |
| Wood Thrush | WOTH | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature forest |
| American Robin | AMRO | 5 / 1 | 9 / 1 | Almost anywhere except the most open habitats such as marsh, grasslands |
| FAMILY: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) | ||||
| House Sparrow | HOSP | 1 / 1 | 12 / 31 | Residential, farms |
| FAMILY: Fringillidae (Fringilline and Cardueline Finches) | ||||
| Evening Grosbeak | EVGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Mixed forest |
| House Finch | HOFI | 4 / 15 | 8 / 1 | Scattered trees- especially conifers- mainly in residential areas |
| Purple Finch | PUFI | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Conifers in mixed woods, suburbs, parklands |
| Red Crossbill | RECR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coniferous forest |
| White-winged Crossbill | WWCR | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Coniferous forest |
| Pine Siskin | PISI | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Conifers |
| American Goldfinch | AGOL | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Forest edge, copses, brushy areas, marsh edges, residential |
| FAMILY: Emberizidae (Emberizids) | ||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | GRSP | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Chipping Sparrow | CHSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 15 | Open mixed forest, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries with conifers |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | CCSP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Shrubby grasslands |
| Field Sparrow | FISP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Brushy areas, weedy fields, powerline cuts |
| (Slate-colored Junco) Dark-eyed Junco | SCJU | 5 / 1 | 9 / 5 | Edges in coniferous or mixed woodlands; saplings and brushy thickets at higher elevations |
| White-throated Sparrow | WTSP | 5 / 20 | 8 / 20 | Scrubby habitats esp with conifers (C, W); Red Maple, Atlantic White Cedar (SE) |
| Vesper Sparrow | VESP | 5 / 10 | 8 / 5 | Short grass areas, agricultural fields, clearings in pine barrens, coastal moors |
| Seaside Sparrow | SESP | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Saltmarsh |
| Nelson's Sparrow | NESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Saltmarsh |
| Saltmarsh Sparrow | SALS | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Saltmarsh |
| Henslow's Sparrow | HESP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Weedy fields, wet meadows |
| Savannah Sparrow | SAVS | 5 / 10 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Song Sparrow | SOSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Forest edge, brushy areas, marsh edges, suburbs |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | LISP | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | High elevation boreal bog |
| Swamp Sparrow | SWSP | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Freshwater wetlands including cattail marsh, swamps, river meadow, and pond edges |
| Eastern Towhee | EATO | 5 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Dry, open forest, edge, brushy habitats, including coastal thickets, powerline cuts |
| FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers) | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | YBCH | 6 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Thickets, esp regenerating fields and pastures |
| FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds and Orioles) | ||||
| Bobolink | BOBO | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Grasslands, including airports, hayfields |
| Eastern Meadowlark | EAME | 5 / 5 | 7 / 25 | Extensive grasslands, including airports, margins of saltmarsh |
| Orchard Oriole | OROR | 5 / 25 | 7 / 15 | Open, patchy forest, copses, often near river, stream, or pond |
| Baltimore Oriole | BAOR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Open deciduous forest, shade trees in urban or rural areas |
| Red-winged Blackbird | RWBL | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Wide variety of densely vegetated freshwater habitats, higher saltmarsh |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | BHCO | 5 / 1 | 7 / 15 | Virtually all habitats; anywhere host species are found |
| Rusty Blackbird | RUBL | 5 / 25 | 7 / 25 | Boreal bog |
| Common Grackle | COGR | 5 / 15 | 7 / 10 | Wide variety of urban and rural habitats from open forest to fresh and salt marshes, parks, etc. |
| FAMILY: Parulidae (Wood-warblers) | ||||
| Ovenbird | OVEN | 5 / 20 | 8 / 5 | Open forests with little or no understory vegetation and ample leaf litter |
| Worm-eating Warbler | WEWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Brushy undergrowth of rocky, wooded hillsides and ravines, usually near water |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | LOWA | 5 / 10 | 7 / 20 | Rocky streams in deciduous or mixed forest |
| Northern Waterthrush | NOWA | 5 / 20 | 7 / 25 | Wooded swamps, bogs, backwaters |
| Golden-winged Warbler | GWWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Damp brushy fields, powerline cuts |
| Blue-winged Warbler | BWWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Brewster's Warbler (Golden-winged x Blue-winged) | BRWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Lawrence's Warbler (Golden-winged x Blue-winged) | LAWA | 5 / 20 | 8 / 1 | Old, brushy fields, copses, edge with low undergrowth, powerline cuts |
| Black-and-white Warbler | BAWW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Mainly deciduous forest |
| Prothonotary Warbler | PROW | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Variety of deciduous or mixed forest types, saplings in field edge bordered by forest |
| Tennessee Warbler | TEWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Coniferous forest |
| Nashville Warbler | NAWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 15 | Open Scrub Oak woodlands (SE), overgrown pastures, bogs (C, W) |
| Mourning Warbler | MOWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 10 | High elevation; dense, early second growth, tangles, esp raspberry in clearcut |
| Kentucky Warbler | KEWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Wet thickets, dense understory in moist or wet deciduous forest, bottomland |
| Common Yellowthroat | COYE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Brushy areas, thickets, powerline cuts, preferably wet |
| Hooded Warbler | HOWA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Moist thickets in woodlands |
| American Redstart | AMRE | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Secondary forest, copses |
| Cerulean Warbler | CERW | 6 / 1 | 8 / 1 | Mature, moist deciduous forest |
| Northern Parula | NOPA | 6 / 1 | 8 / 10 | Woodlands with Usnea lichen |
| Magnolia Warbler | MAWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 10 | Coniferous forest |
| Blackburnian Warbler | BLBW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Coniferous forest |
| Yellow Warbler | YEWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Margins of freshwater marsh, other wet brushy areas, farmland |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | CSWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Brushy, open second-growth, edges |
| Blackpoll Warbler | BLPW | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 | High elevation spruce, Balsam Fir forest |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | BTBW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mixed woods with dense understory, esp. Mountain Laurel |
| Pine Warbler | PIWA | 5 / 1 | 8 / 5 | Variety of pine forest types |
| (Myrtle Warbler) Yellow-rumped Warbler | MYWA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature White Pines (SE), coniferous forest (C, W) |
| Prairie Warbler | PRAW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 1 | Brushy fields, powerline cuts, edges |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | BTNW | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Coniferous and mature mixed forest |
| Canada Warbler | CAWA | 6 / 5 | 8 / 1 | Thick undergrowth in moist deciduous or mixed forest; cedar swamp, Red Maple (SE) |
| FAMILY: Thraupidae (Tanagers) | ||||
| Summer Tanager | SUTA | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | SCTA | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Mature deciduous forest |
| FAMILY: Cardinalidae (Cardinals, Saltators, and Allies) | ||||
| Northern Cardinal | NOCA | 4 / 15 | 8 / 20 | Suburban or semi-rural areas; forest edge, woodlots, thickets, parks, gardens |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | RBGR | 5 / 25 | 8 / 5 | Deciduous and mixed forest, woodlots, shade trees of parks and suburbs |
| Blue Grosbeak | BLGR | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
| Indigo Bunting | INBU | 5 / 25 | 8 / 10 | Brushy habitats including forest edge, overgrown fields, powerline cuts |
| Dickcissel | DICK | 6 / 1 | 6 / 30 | |
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* Alpha Codes are also known as 'banding codes' (not AOU codes, which are numeric) ** Safe dates represent a window when a singing male is assumed not to be in migration, and therefore on territory. Some atlases do not use safe dates, because they prefer (given present knowledge) not to assume migration or territorial status of all individuals. Safe dates generally apply to the Possible breeding category only when used. |
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